Barclays
European banks’ derivatives exposures surge 11% in six months
PFE add-ons account for nearly two-thirds of increase, driving largest jump since 2022
Barclays built a system to spot AI agents that might go rogue
Research setup ‘reads the mind’ of LLM-based agents and flags if they’re about to do something risky
Barclays, SocGen lead European banks to new corporate SRT highs
Corporate loan retained exposures up $31bn at European G-Sibs
People: CRO switches at Wells and Barclays, further SG shake-ups, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Repricing inflation risk in choppy energy markets
Barclays’ Samy Ben Aoun outlines a method for modelling the sensitivity of inflation swaps to energy shocks
NatWest, HSBC leverage headrooms hit record lows
Banks buck UK peer trend ahead of BoE leverage ratio reforms
People: Barclays IB pivots to co-CEOs, SocGen in shake-up, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Supersize me: top US houses grab bigger share of pie
Dealer Rankings 2026: For US funds and insurers, filings show more business going to five domestic dealers
How US dealers flipped the script in OTC trading
Dealer Rankings 2026: After years of creeping specialisation, buy-side filings show top US houses expanding across the board, and squeezing European rivals
Burnett and Piau on their comprehensive framework for XVAs
Barclays quants explain the bank’s approach to a long-standing problem
Swaps traders spot their e-FX chance – finally
Swaps and forwards dealers are increasingly using spot e-FX techniques for pricing and risk management
Goldman gobbles up credit options
Counterparty Radar: Q1 surge comes as US mutual funds and life insurers pile into index CDSs
Barclays LCR hits three-year low as outflows rise
Net stressed outflows rise £9.4 billion while liquid assets hold steady
People: NatWest gets new group CRO, JPM tunes up top team, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
BoE’s crisis lending plan hits buffers
Scepticism greets regulator’s proposal to increase releasable leverage capital buffers
BoE leverage overhaul could free up $9bn for UK banks
NatWest and Lloyds stand to benefit the most, while HSBC and StanChart face modest increases
BoE’s leverage ratio rejig to hit HSBC and StanChart
Proposed changes aim to rebalance scales in favour of domestic lending
The evolution of operational risk scenario analysis
How structured scenario analysis paired with AI-enabled challenge can modernise banks’ op risk practices
People: MUFG hires AI strategy head, Wells Fargo builds up QIS, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
European banks disclose €120bn of private credit exposure
Deutsche Bank and Barclays lead disclosed totals in Q1, but reporting gaps hamper comparison